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down the drain

  • 1 down the drain

    down the drain/tube inf коту/псу под хвост

    My catering firm is going down the drain because of competition.

    If he failed the test, his chances would go down the tube.

    Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > down the drain

  • 2 down the drain

     потерянный навсегда, потраченный зря
     I just hate to see all that money go down the drain.

    English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > down the drain

  • 3 down the drain

    разг.
    1) (of smth.) "в канализационную трубу", впустую, на ветер, зря (обыкн. употр. с гл. to go, to pour и to throw)

    If you're going to chuck your money down the drain you can damn well pay for my breakfast. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. VI) — Если уж вы решили швыряться деньгами, можете заплатить за мой завтрак, чёрт подери!

    He looked at his watch, but it was smashed... Seven quid gone down the drain... (A. Sillitoe, ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’, part I, ch. XII) — Артур посмотрел на часы, но они были разбиты... Семи фунтов как не бывало...

    It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy. (DAI) — Это выброшенные деньги, если ты истратишь их на конфеты.

    2) (of smb.) ≈ по наклонной плоскости (обыкн. to go down the drain опуститься; разориться, вылететь в трубу)

    Get smart, Nannette... If you don't, you'll find yourself going down the drain. (E. Caldwell, ‘Certain Women’, ‘Nannette’) — Не теряйся ни при каких обстоятельствах, Нанетт... А то пропадешь.

    Several large creditors... were considered likely to go down the drain... (A. Hailey, ‘The Moneychangers’, part III, ch. 24) — Вполне может быть, что вместе с этой компанией вылетят в трубу несколько ее крупных кредиторов...

    He used to be a reliable, hard-working person, but he seems to have gone down the drain recently. (ECI) — Он был надежным, трудолюбивым человеком, но за последнее время опустился.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > down the drain

  • 4 down the drain

       paзг.
       1) (of smth.) «в кaнaлизaциoнную cиcтeму», впуcтую, зpя, нa вeтep (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to go, to pour и to throw)
        He looked at his watch, but it was smashed... Seven quid gone down the drain (A. Sillitoe). If you're going to chuck your money down the drain you can damn well pay for my breakfast (W. S. Maugham). One more theory down the drain (D. Francis)
       2) (of smb.) x пo нaклoннoй плocкocти (oбыкн. to go down the drain oпуcтитьcя; paзopитьcя, вылeтeть в тpубу)
        Get smart, Nannette... If you don't, you'll find yourself going down the drain (E. Caldwell). Several large creditors... were considered likely to go down the drain (A. Hailey)

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > down the drain

  • 5 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) ned i vasken; ud ad vinduet
    * * *
    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) ned i vasken; ud ad vinduet

    English-Danish dictionary > down the drain

  • 6 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) desperdiciado

    English-spanish dictionary > down the drain

  • 7 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) í súginn, til ónÿtis

    English-Icelandic dictionary > down the drain

  • 8 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) hiábavaló

    English-Hungarian dictionary > down the drain

  • 9 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) desperdiçado

    English-Portuguese dictionary > down the drain

  • 10 down the drain

    boşa, boşa giden, heba olan
    * * *
    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) boşa gitmiş, heba olmuş

    English-Turkish dictionary > down the drain

  • 11 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) proč vržen

    English-Slovenian dictionary > down the drain

  • 12 down the drain

    • roskikseen joutuva
    * * *
    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) hukkaan mennyt

    English-Finnish dictionary > down the drain

  • 13 down the drain

    mislukking (verloren,weggegaan,voor niets)
    down the drain
    naar de knoppen, verloren

    English-Dutch dictionary > down the drain

  • 14 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) bortkastet

    English-Norwegian dictionary > down the drain

  • 15 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) (andato perso)

    English-Italian dictionary > down the drain

  • 16 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) vergeudet

    English-german dictionary > down the drain

  • 17 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) w błoto

    English-Polish dictionary > down the drain

  • 18 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) pazušanā
    * * *
    tukšā; pazušanā

    English-Latvian dictionary > down the drain

  • 19 down the drain

    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) šuniui ant uodegos

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > down the drain

  • 20 down the drain

    i sjön (bort, förlorad, värdelös, glömd)
    * * *
    (wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) åt pipan, i sjön

    English-Swedish dictionary > down the drain

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  • down the drain — {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Wasted; lost. * /It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy./ * /Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained./ Compare: GO BY THE BOARD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • down the drain — {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Wasted; lost. * /It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy./ * /Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained./ Compare: GO BY THE BOARD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • down the drain — INFORMAL ► completely wasted or spoiled: »When the project was scrapped, all our efforts went down the drain. »People feel that renting property is money down the drain. Main Entry: ↑drain …   Financial and business terms

  • down the drain — If something goes down the drain, especially money or work, it is wasted or produces no results …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • down the drain — phrasal : into a state of decline or of being wasted or irretrievably lost * * * down the drain (informal) 1. Gone for good 2. Wasted • • • Main Entry: ↑drain * * * down the drain informal phrase …   Useful english dictionary

  • Down the Drain — Infobox Television episode | Title = Down the Drain Series = Season = 5 Episode = 2 Guests = Airdate = October 7, 2004 Writer = Naren Shankar Director = Kenneth Fink Production = Prev = Viva Las Vegas Next = Harvest Down the Drain is the second… …   Wikipedia

  • down the drain —    If something goes down the drain, especially money or work, it is wasted or produces no results.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    To say that money, time or energy has gone down the drain means that it has been wasted or lost.     His… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • down the drain — British, American & Australian, informal, Australian, informal if work or money goes down the drain, it is wasted. Then our funding was withdrawn and two years work went down the drain. Say he gives up his training, that s four thousand pounds… …   New idioms dictionary

  • down\ the\ drain — adj or adv. phr. informal Wasted; lost. It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy. Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained. Compare: go by the board …   Словарь американских идиом

  • down the drain — mod. gone; wasted. □ Well, there’s 400 bucks down the drain. □ A lot of money went down the drain in that Wilson deal …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • down the drain — wasted or lost He is just throwing money down the drain when he goes to the horse races …   Idioms and examples

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